Complaint filed with FCC alleges WISN, WTMJ radio bias on recall

A liberal watchdog group has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, charging that bias demonstrated by local radio hosts violates something called the Zapple Doctrine, requiring equal time not just for candidates but their supporters. »Read Full Blog Post

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Funny about people who complain about Fox's "bias" and how good their ratings are. Either they watch on a regular basis and are part of "the problem" or they never watch in which case they're just spouting off and showing their ignorance. Which one are you?

@Bush, is anybody turning your radio on or forcing you to drink. Everyone has the option to turn off the radio or refuse a drink. There are a lot of outlets out there for you to make your own decisions.

Folks F O L K S F O L K S! Before you get to carried away. 40 years ago there were approximately 50 media outlets in the US. TODAY: 6 Corporations control 90% all of TV, Radio, and Film. A FEW Corporations OWN America's media and in the end they serve their own purpose.

The Dems are laying to groundwork to contest the election results tomorrow when Walker wins! They'll say it's because of those darn biased talk shows!!! Hey, did anyone hear Gwen Moore, United States Congresswoman from Milwaukee last week? She sounded to me like Jeremiah Wright in drag!!!

this is law suit is demanding that a station pay for someone to be on their station even if they do not want them to be on their station. freedom of speech and freedom of association is out the window with this one.

Sue Wilson (who filed the complaint) has been doing this since Clinton dumped the fairness doctrine. She has petitioned Clear Channel to program liberal talk shows to balance the conservative ones. If you ever had listened to Äir America" it was painful. What she brings up is the Zapple Doctrine, which says within 60 days of an election public airway stations need to give equal time to both candidates (if you invite one, you need to invite the other for equal time). If Barrett was invited and did not go on the show so be it. Ms. Wilson actually had 5 liberals listen to these conservative shows for 12 - 16 hours per day and count how many minutes each host talked about the candidates. These people are in desperate need of a real job. Maybe they can work for Gwen Moore.

Can you imagine the goon's at Media Action Center sitting around listening to WISN-TMJ for a week? For them that would probably be a tough job, I just hope the taxpayer's aren't paying for these Commie's

Anybody remember "Air-America" ??...Lefties invested millions...no one listened...even George Soros refused to send anymore money into that sinkhole...This whole notion of "Fairness" with the FEC and the FCC is sour grapes....they want to force everyone to listen to Rachel Maddow and Rosie O'Donnell, whether they like it or not..If they could they would make it mandatory and have your radio turn on by Government Remote Control, with no way for you to turn it off or lower the volume....